Mail Order Wife (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 11, 2005 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	October 4, 2005
Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland
Writer:	Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland
Cast:	Andrew Gurland, Eugenia Yuan, Adrian Martinez
Studio:	First Independent Pictures
Official site:	mailorderwifethemovie.com
Running Time:	89 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for language and some disturbing sexual material

Andrew Gurland is a New York City filmmaker interested in making a documentary about an average guy and his marriage to a mail order bride. Andrew finds the perfect subject for his film and decides to fund the marriage in exchange for the right to film the entire process. He finds what appears to be the ideal candidate in Adrian Martin, an overweight doorman from Queens who has renounced dating and seems optimistic about choosing...

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"Mail Order Wife" is a toughie. Clever, believable and disturbing, this documentary takes a look at the relationship between a mail order bride and two men, one of whom likes to abuse her, the other who wants to love her. However, there's one catch: "Mail Order Wife" is not real. It looks like a documentary, it feels like a documentary, but it isn't a documentary, and that's where the problem lies. Full movie review »